Zechariah 13

False Prophets Ashamed

1“On that dayH3117 a 1fountainH4726 will be openedH6605 for the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 and for the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389, for 2sinH2403 and for 3defilementH5079.

2“And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 on that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, “that I will 4eliminateH3772 the namesH8034 of the idolsH6091 from the landH776, and they will noH3808 longerH5750 be rememberedH2142; and I will alsoH1571 removeH5674 the 5prophetsH5030 and the 6uncleanH2932 spiritH7307 from the landH776. 3And ifH3588 anyoneH376 stillH5750 7prophesiesH5012, then his fatherH1 and motherH517 who gaveH3205 birthH3205 to him will sayH559 to him, ‘You shall 8not liveH2421, becauseH3588 you have spokenH1696 9falselyH8267 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068’; and his 10fatherH1 and motherH517 who gaveH3205 birthH3205 to him shall pierceH1856 him throughH1856 when he prophesiesH5012. 4Also it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 on that dayH3117 that the prophetsH5030 will eachH376 beH954 11ashamedH954 of his visionH2384 when he prophesiesH5012, and they will not putH3847 onH3847 a 12hairyH8181 robeH155 inH4616 orderH4616 toH4616 deceiveH3584; 5but he will sayH559, ‘I am 13not a prophetH5030; I am a cultivatorH376H5647 of the groundH127, becauseH3588 a manH120 14soldH7069 me as a slave in my youthH5271.’ 6And someone will sayH559 to him, ‘WhatH4100 are theseH428 woundsH4347 15betweenH996 your 16armsH3027?’ Then he will sayH559, ‘Those with whichH834 I was woundedH5221 at the houseH1004 of 17my friendsH157.’

7“AwakeH5782, 18swordH2719, againstH5921 My 19ShepherdH7462, And againstH5921 the ManH1397, My 20AssociateH5997,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. “21StrikeH5221 the ShepherdH7462 and the sheepH6629 will be scatteredH6327; And I will 22turnH7725 My handH3027 23againstH5921 the littleH6819 ones.8And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 in allH3605 the landH776,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068, “That 24twoH8147 partsH6310 in it will be cutH3772 offH3772 and perishH1478; But the thirdH7992 will be leftH3498 in it.9And I will bringH935 the thirdH7992 partH7992 through the 25fireH784, RefineH6884 them as silverH3701 is refinedH6884, And testH974 them as goldH2091 is testedH974. They will 26callH7121 on My nameH8034, And I will 27answerH6030 them; I will sayH559, ‘They are 28My peopleH5971,’ And they will sayH559, ‘The LordH3068 is my GodH430.’”